Table 2. Marketing of Stimulant Products According to Medical Specialty, per the Open Payment Program Database (January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2018).
| Physician Specialty | Payments, No. (%) | Total Payment Amount, $ (%) | Payment, Median (IQR), $ | Unique Physicians, No. (%)a | Total Active Physicians, No. (%)b | Estimated 5-y Prevalence, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatrics | 239 217 (40.4) | 5 003 379 (24.9) | 14 (12-18) | 17 427 (31.6) | 90 766 (9.2) | 19.2 |
| Psychiatry | 188 076 (31.8) | 11 392 037 (56.7) | 15 (12-19) | 9660 (17.5) | 54 895 (5.5) | 17.6 |
| Family medicine | 106 615 (18.0) | 2 138 459 (10.6) | 14 (12-16) | 17 048 (30.9) | 136 604 (13.8) | 12.5 |
| Internal medicine | 32 531 (5.5) | 825 003 (4.1) | 14 (12-17) | 7213 (13.1) | 272 060 (27.4) | 2.7 |
| Neurology | 20 077 (3.4) | 637 634 (3.2) | 15 (12-19) | 1235 (2.2) | 20 974 (2.1) | 5.9 |
| Otherc | 5391 (0.9) | 104 738 (0.5) | 14 (12-17) | 2522 (4.6) | 416 440 (42.0) | 0.6 |
Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.
a
Overall, 55 105 unique physicians received marketing.
b
Estimated using National Provider Identifier data from 2014 to 2018.6
c
Includes anesthesiology, dermatology, emergency medicine, general surgery and subspecialties, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedic surgery, otorhinolaryngology, pain medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and physicians from other specialties.